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Learn about the history, genres, and performers of contemporary folk music, a wide variety of genres that emerged from the folk revival of the mid-20th century. Find out how folk music evolved from traditional folk music, and how it influenced and was influenced by other musical styles.
Playlist · Contemporary Folk · 100 songs · 179.9K likes.
- Gregory Alan Isakov. 95 votes. Gregory Alan Isakov (born October 19, 1979) is a South African-born singer-songwriter currently based in Boulder, Colorado.
- Caamp. 112 votes. Caamp are an American folk band from Columbus, Ohio, which began as a project between childhood friends Taylor Meier and Evan Westfall, who met at a summer camp in middle school.
- The Lumineers. 121 votes. The Lumineers are an American folk rock band based in Denver, Colorado. The founding members are Wesley Schultz (lead vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (drums, percussion, piano).
- Fleet Foxes. 45 votes. Fleet Foxes are an American indie folk band formed in Seattle, Washington in 2006. The band consists of Robin Pecknold (vocals, guitar), Skyler Skjelset (guitar, mandolin, backing vocals), Casey Wescott (keyboards, mandolin, backing vocals), Christian Wargo (bass, guitar, backing vocals) and Morgan Henderson (upright bass, guitar, woodwinds, violin, percussion, saxophone).
Learn about the post-Bob Dylan folk singer/songwriters of the 70s and beyond, who opened up their music and focused on the personal. Explore the highlights of contemporary folk artists, albums and songs on AllMusic.
- Bruce Cockburn 43 58228.
- Kate Wolf 30 20588.
- John Gorka 28 18390.
- Cheryl Wheeler 25 14535.
Explore the new form of popular folk music that evolved from traditional folk music since the mid-20th century. Discover top artists, tracks, albums, and shouts related to contemporary folk music on Last.fm.
Modern folk is an acoustic based genre of music with strong story telling elements. On the Modern Folk playlist, most songs we feature are predominantly trad...
